boniato
English
Etymology
From Spanish boniato.
Noun
boniato (plural boniatos)
- (US) A Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).
Anagrams
- boation, tobiano
Spanish
boniato
Alternative forms
- moniato
Etymology
Taíno bonyata
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈnjato/ [boˈnja.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: bo‧nia‧to
Noun
boniato m (plural boniatos)
- (Cuba, Uruguay, Spain) sweet potato
- Synonyms: batata, camote, chaco, moniato, patata dulce
- (Spain, colloquial) euro
- Synonyms: euro, pavo
Derived terms
- boniatillo
Descendants
- Catalan: moniato
- → English: boniato
Further reading
- “boniato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014